Assignments for the Week of May 13-20

Romi

-practice the new section of Hickory Dickory Dock-write in the letter names to help with this-Keyboard Magic: you can write the letter names here as well and practice playing hands together

Dawn

-breathing exercise: in for 8, out for 20, in for 6, out for 25-head voice exercises: using the “wee” sound to embrace the feeling of lightness and freeness; then switch to a “ga” sound to strengthen -chest voice exercise: “That’s mine”, remembering to feel the activation of the diaphragm on “that’s”. Adjust the soft palate’s position as you work up a scale

Ezra

-work on the new notes of My Funny Valentine-pay special attention to the left hand rhythms at the bottom of page 1 (make sure you are changing the notes quickly enough to line up with the right hand) -G major scale hands together, and triads hands separately